5-Alarm Queens House Fire Triggers Explosion, Injures NYPD Officers and Draws 300 Responders

Queens, NY — A massive early-morning house fire in Queens escalated into a dangerous scene with an explosion that injured several NYPD officers and forced firefighters to battle flames from the outside, FDNY officials said. The blaze broke out shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday at a private home on 130th Street, quickly intensifying into a five-alarm fire.

Fire officials said the structure was already h...